Bestwig

Bestwig is a municipality in the Hochsauerland district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Key facts

German location.party: CDU
German location.name: Bestwig
German location.type: Gemeinde
German location.image_photo: Bestwig 2010.jpg
German location.image_caption: General view of Bestwig
German location.image_coa: Gemeindewappen der Gemeinde Bestwig.svg
German location.image_plan: Bestwig in HSK.svg
German location.state: NRW
German location.region: Arnsberg
German location.district: Hochsauerlandkreis
German location.elevation: 280-750
German location.area: 69.36
German location.postal_code: 59909
German location.area_code: 02904, 02905
German location.licence: HSK
German location.Gemeindeschlüssel: 05 9 58 008
German location.divisions: 6, containing 17 Ortsteile (villages)
German location.website: www.bestwig.de

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Wikidata facts

Population: 10677
Area: 69.48
Elevation: 319
Official website: bestwig.de
Image: Bestwig 2010.jpg
Dialing code: 02905
Licence plate code: HSK

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postal code: 59909
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Geography
Neighbouring municipalities
Subdivisions
Economy
Twin towns
Coat of arms
Notable natives
Notable places in Bestwig
References
External links

Bestwig is a municipality in the Hochsauerland district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

==Geography== Bestwig is situated on the river Ruhr, approx. 10 km east of Meschede. It lies on the German Autobahn A 46. Bestwig has a railway station, connecting the town through local trains to Dortmund Hauptbahnhof, Winterberg and Hagen Hauptbahnhof.